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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
545 PM CST THU MAR 05 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0520 PM LOCAL TIME.
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2026
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 59 307 PM 74 2009 44 15 34
MINIMUM 42 816 AM -15 1960 25 17 24
AVERAGE 51 34 17 29
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 1.35 2022 0.06 -0.06 0.31
MONTH TO DATE T 0.30 -0.30 1.80
SINCE MAR 1 T 0.30 -0.30 1.80
SINCE JAN 1 1.60 2.72 -1.12 2.39
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 7.9 1915 0.2 -0.2 2.7
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.1 -1.1 2.7
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 1.1 -1.1 2.7
SINCE JUL 1 26.6 31.8 -5.2 14.0
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 14 31 -17 36
MONTH TO DATE 124 158 -34 144
SINCE MAR 1 124 158 -34 144
SINCE JUL 1 4426 4951 -525 4547
COOLING
TODAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0
SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 900 AM
LOWEST 62 300 PM
AVERAGE 78
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 77 2017
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 26 -6 1960
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 5 2026.........SUNRISE 643 AM CST SUNSET 610 PM CST
MARCH 6 2026.........SUNRISE 641 AM CST SUNSET 611 PM CST
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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